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Mc⋅Job

[muhk-job]
–noun
an unstimulating, low-wage job with few benefits, esp. in a service industry.

Origin:
1991, Americanism; coined by Douglas Coupland (b. 1961) in the novel Generation X
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Mc·Job   (mĭk-jŏb')   
n.   Slang
A job, usually in the retail or service sector, that is low paying, often temporary, and offers minimal or no benefits or opportunity for promotion.

[Mc(Donald's), trademark of a fast-food restaurant chain (from its mass-produced nature) + job1.]
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